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CPA PEP Administrative Fees

Candidate Fee Information

All fees are subject to GST. CPAWSB is engaged as the contractor for education delivery, on behalf of CPA British Columbia, CPA Alberta, CPA Saskatchewan and CPA Manitoba and collects GST on their behalf.

All payments must be made via student portal by credit card, debit card, or by cheque (only for authorized employer paid transactions). For exceptions to this policy, please contact CPAWSB. Any cash payments will be subject to provincial financial transaction disclosure standards.

* Withdrawals will be accepted without an attempt being charged up until the end of the fourth week of the module. For withdrawals after the fourth week, candidates will be charged with an attempt and recorded as “fail.” In all cases, the candidate is obligated to advise Student Services at cpamodule@cpawsb.ca if they cannot continue to actively participate in a module.
Initial Registration Fee (new candidates including those coming from CPA preparatory courses) $450
Annual Candidates Dues 2023-2024 $1,070
Prior Experience Recognition Fee (if applicable) $535
New Candidates Registration Dues 
  • Apr 1 to Sep 30 → $1,070
  • Oct 1 to Mar 31 → $535
  • Co-op/Summer Students → $535 per year
Module Fees
  • Core 1, Core 2 and Electives → $1,320 each
  • Capstone 1 and Capstone 2 - $1,320 each
  • Capstone 2 materials-only option (only for repeat CFE writers) → $250
Common Final examination (CFE) Fee all days $1,750 (Note, first time writers are required to write all three days of the CFE)
CFE - Re-write Day 1 only $825
CFE - Re-write Day 2&3 only $1,350
Module Registration/CFE Wait List Fee $310
Module and Examination Withdrawal Penalty* Module withdrawal request received:
  • Upon registration to 4 weeks before the module start–30% of the module or exam fee
  • 4 weeks before the module start and up to the second Friday of the module–50% of the module or exam fee
  • After the second Friday of the module–100% of the module or exam fee
Examination Deferral Fee (Core and Elective exams only) $400
Module Examination Re-write/Challenge Exam Fee $560
Workshop or Examination Accommodation $305
Review Materials Module (Available to applicable candidates only) $250
Modules Results Review $205
Admission Appeal Committee $500
Board of Directors $500
Transcript Assessments (Domestic/International/Mature Students) $100
Transcripts, Including Legacy CASB (transcripts of all module results to be issued to either an outside organization or a candidate)
  • Current Candidates: $30 for the first request and $4 for each additional copy
  • Former Candidates: $40 for the first request and $4 for each additional copy
Letter of Standing/Other Confirmations of Candidate Registration, including legacy CASB
  • Normal processing (1 week to produce): No charge
  • Rush processing (48 hours to produce): $35
Recovery On-line Tasks (File retrieval) $250
* Withdrawals will be accepted without an attempt being charged up until the end of the fourth week of the module. For withdrawals after the fourth week, candidates will be charged with an attempt and recorded as “fail.” In all cases, the candidate is obligated to advise Student Services at cpamodule@cpawsb.ca if they cannot continue to actively participate in a module.
Initial Registration Fee (new candidates including those coming from CPA preparatory courses) $470
Annual Candidates Dues 2024-2025 $1,115
Prior Experience Recognition Fee (if applicable) $560
New Candidates Registration Dues 
  • Apr 1 to Sep 30 → $1,115
  • Oct 1 to Mar 31 → $560
Module Fees
  • Core 1, Core 2 and Electives → $1,400 each
  • Capstone 1 and Capstone 2 - $1,375 each
  • Capstone 2 materials-only option (only for repeat CFE writers) → $250
Common Final examination (CFE) Fee all days $1,820 (Note, first time writers are required to write all three days of the CFE)
CFE - Re-write Day 1 only $860
CFE - Re-write Day 2&3 only $1,405
Module Registration/CFE Wait List Fee $310
Module and Examination Withdrawal Penalty* Module withdrawal request received:
  • Upon registration to 4 weeks before the module start–30% of the module or exam fee
  • 4 weeks before the module start and up to the second Friday of the module–50% of the module or exam fee
  • After the second Friday of the module–100% of the module or exam fee
Examination Deferral Fee (Core and Elective exams only) $400
Module Examination Re-write/Challenge Exam Fee $585
Workshop or Examination Accommodation $305
Review Materials Module (Available to applicable candidates only) $250
Modules Results Review $205
Admission Appeal Committee $500
Board of Directors $500
Transcript Assessments (Domestic/International/Mature Students) $150
Transcripts, Including Legacy CASB (transcripts of all module results to be issued to either an outside organization or a candidate)
  • Current Candidates: $30 for the first request and $4 for each additional copy
  • Former Candidates: $40 for the first request and $4 for each additional copy
Letter of Standing/Other Confirmations of Candidate Registration, including legacy CASB
  • Normal processing (1 week to produce): No charge
  • Rush processing (48 hours to produce): $35
Recovery On-line Tasks (File retrieval) $250